With The Miss Rockaway Armada, I floated down 1000 miles of the Mississippi river on a raft built from detritus scrapped from NYC and powered with modified diesel car engines. The collective stopped in towns along the way to engage with locals through workshops and performances. Following on the tails of American legends like Huck Finn, the MRA confronted entrenched norms about culture and life by creating an improbable universe of whimsy and spectacle.